Analysis: Key to Universal-EMI decision: Has music business lost control?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the face of it, Universal Music Group's bid to buy a big chunk of EMI stands to make the world's leading music company an even more formidable force, combining Universal's star lineup of Lady Gaga and Rihanna with the British company's deep library of The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Katy Perry.

On the face of it, Universal Music Group's bid to buy a big chunk of EMI stands to make the world's leading music company an even more formidable force, combining Universal's star lineup of Lady Gaga and ...

BRUSSELS — Universal Music Group got approval Friday from American and European regulators to buy the famed British music company EMI, including the hugely lucrative Beatles catalogue.

Universal Music Group can buy the famed British music company EMI and keep the hugely-lucrative Beatles catalogue, the European Union's competition regulator said Friday, but must jettison some of its biggest acts, including Coldplay and Pink Floyd.

EMI Group Ltd., the iconic British music company that is home to The Beatles, Coldplay and Katy Perry, is being split and sold for $4.1 billion.The deals will open EMI's buyers, Universal Music and Sony/ATV, ...

Universal Music Group and its parent company French giant Vivendi will buy British music label EMI from US bank Citigroup for £1.2 billion (1.4 billion euros, $1.9 billion), Vivendi said Friday.EMI, home to a galaxy of stars including The Beatles, Coldplay and US pop starlet Katy Perry, was seized by main creditor Citigroup in February from its private equity owners.